Can $3 Million Help Bring Route 9A Into the 21st Century?  

When the Briarcliff Peekskill Parkway opened in the early 1930s, its hilly, winding design was well suited to New York City motorists out for a weekend jaunt.  It’s hard to […] Read more »

Vanessa Agudelo Endorsed by New York Working Families Party

As Member of “We Can’t Wait” Slate, Agudelo Joins Coordinated Effort to Champion Policies Making New York Affordable for Everyone Vanessa Agudelo announced the New York Working Families Party (NY […] Read more »

Harckham Bill to Help Municipalities Create Renewable Energy Projects Passes in Senate

New York State Senator Pete Harckham and his colleagues in the State Senate have approved a bill he reintroduced earlier this year that will help municipalities with parkland restrictions in […] Read more »

Democrats’ Redistricting Plan Tangled Up in Court

The ongoing effort by state Democrats to redraw election districts was rejected on April 27 by the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s top judicial body. As reported in […] Read more »

Cortlandt Town Hall Building to be Renamed the Linda D. Puglisi Town Hall

The Town of Cortlandt is pleased to announce that Supervisor, Richard Becker, M.D. and members of the Town Board have declared May 1st Linda D. Puglisi Day and will be […] Read more »

Judge Sends Dems Back to Drawing Board on Election Districts  

The political fight in Albany to redraw the state’s election districts continues in state court as an upstate judge rules that the Democrats’ new maps must be redrawn.   Judge Patrick […] Read more »

Rep. Mondaire Jones Delivers $310,000 for Peekskill Housing Authority

Today, U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY) visited Dunbar Heights in Peekskill to deliver $310,000 in funding for the Peekskill Housing Authority, which has provided affordable homes to local families and […] Read more »

Peekskill Mayor and Council Appoint Matthew C. Alexander as City Manager

City of Peekskill Comptroller Matthew C. Alexander was appointed by the Mayor and Council to be the new City Manager effective immediately at its March 28th council meeting. Alexander will […] Read more »

New York League of Conservation Voters Endorses Harckham for Senate Re-election

New York State Senator Pete Harckham has been endorsed for re-election by the New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV), it was announced today. Last fall, Harckham had received a […] Read more »

Jennifer Fields-Tawil: ‘I Tend to Question Everything’

Ossining’s newly appointed Town Board member Jennifer Fields-Tawil brings a background in politics, government, and investigations to her new position.  Fields-Tawil, a member of the Ossining Town Democratic Committee, currently […] Read more »